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B.C. butterfly and plant identified as endangered by national body of scientists
3 december 2013A butterfly at risk from pesticides and a plant potentially targeted by collectors are B.C.'s newest endangered species, according to…Vlinders
The northern bald ibis is currently considered Critically Endangered
2 december 2013The northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita), also called the hermit ibis or waldrapp, is a migratory bird. The Northern Bald…Prairievogels
Preliminary aquatic risk assessment of imidacloprid after application in an experimental rice plot
2 december 2013Imidacloprid was applied as Confidor® 200 SC at the recommended field dose of 100 g a.i./ha to a Portuguese rice…Overige insecten
EU restrictions on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides represent a unique opportunity to introduce safer agro-ecological approaches to pest management
2 december 2013Many of the arguments deployed in opposition to these restrictions were misleading, and based upon flawed research, much of it…
Persistence study of Imidacloprid in different soils under laboratory conditions
2 december 2013Persistence of imidacloprid was studied under laboratory conditions in four types of soil viz.sandy loam, clay, red and black soils…
Persistence of imidacloprid and its major metabolites in sugarcane leaves and juice following its soil application
2 december 2013The persistence and metabolism of imidacloprid in sugarcane leaves and juice were studied following application of imidacloprid @ 20 and…Planten
Claire Kremen: The United States should become a world leader in championing sustainable alternatives to harmful pesticides
1 december 2013Like the European Union – which today (Dec. 1) boldly begins a two-year ban on selected pesticides thought to be…
The ‘soft citrus’ fruit served up by supermarkets is popular for all the wrong reasons
1 december 2013Once it became clear to citrus growers that the British hate to peel anything and can’t face pips in any…Mensen
Wildlife biologists are trying to connect the dots on a virus that has started to infect North America’s wild turkey population
30 november 2013Lymphoproliferative Disease Virus, known as LPDV, has been present in domestic turkeys in Europe and Israel for decades, but in…Bosvogels
The great blue heron, one of the most prevalent of Maine’s wetland birds has gone missing
30 november 2013The Heron Observation Network, created in 2009 by the state, has helped organize a statewide group of volunteers that will…Watervogels
Methylisothiocyanate drift exposure in Tulare County in November 1999
29 november 2013On November 13, 1999, vapors of metam-sodium breakdown products from a potato field under fumigation drifted into the town of…Mensen
Acute toxicity of methyl isocyanate: a preliminary study of the dose response for eye and other effects
29 november 2013Acute toxic effects of methyl isocyanate in the rat were determined for two hour exposures to concentrations in the range…Mensen
Effects of methyl isocyanate on the respiratory tract of rats
29 november 2013Static exposure of rats to methyl isocyanate, for one hour, led to respiratory impairment during and after exposure. The resultant…Ratten
EFSA considerations on the applicability of OECD TG 453 to whole food/feed testing
28 november 2013Upon request from the European Commission, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was asked to develop guiding principles that would…Planten
GMWatch believes FCT’s retraction of Prof Séralini’s paper to be illicit, unscientific, and unethical
28 november 2013The editor of the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology (FCT), Dr A. Wallace Hayes, has decided to retract the study…Planten
What Happened to Our Quail? Observations of an Old Quail Hunter
27 november 2013I know the answer to the question in the headline, but almost no one will believe me. The drastic decline…Akkervogels
A mutation in a brain protein makes people exposed to pesticides more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease, according to a study led by San Diego scientists
27 november 2013The study, published Wednesday in the journal Cell, also identified the mechanism by which the chemicals induce Parkinson’s in those…Mensen
Three leading Australian environmental scientists have called for a substantial change to the way the world responds to wildlife that is going extinct
27 november 2013In a paper provocatively entitled “Counting the books while the library burns”, the researchers produce evidence that many wildlife programs…Algemeen
Carl Sagan’s continued relevance – “The Demon Haunted World”, an impassioned argument for the necessity of science in the modern world
27 november 2013In Carl Sagan’s 1995 book “The Demon Haunted World,” he makes an impassioned argument for the necessity of science in…
Flufftail makes ‘red list’ of species nearing extinction
27 november 2013The White-winged Flufftail, one of Africa’s rarest birds, is on the verge of extinction, conservation body the IUCN warned on…Moerasvogels
Fifteen bird species in India remain critically endangered
26 november 2013Fifteen bird species in India remain critically endangered and three bird species that were in the 'least concern' category, so…BosvogelsThe year the Monarch didn’t appear – The latest bad news about the dramatic decline of insect populations
25 november 2013On the first of November, when Mexicans celebrate a holiday called the Day of the Dead, some also celebrate the…Bijen
Some of Ireland’s most iconic bird species are in dramatic decline with one-in-eight now deemed to face an extinction threat
25 november 2013The warning came as a major ornithological conference in University College Cork (UCC) heard that the species decline has occurred…Akkervogels
The Pesticide Connection – Medical mystery jump-starts investigation of the link between PARKINSON’S DISEASE and crop-protecting chemicals
25 november 2013The rats in a room at the University of Pittsburgh regularly get hit with doses of pesticide. But the researchers…Mensen
